06.02.2026 16:19
Female tennis player Zeynep Sönmez will participate in the Qatar Open, a WTA 1000 event, with a wild card invitation. Sönmez, who has risen to 79th place in the world rankings, will face 49th-ranked Maria Sakkari in the first round of the tournament. Berfu Cengiz, on the other hand, was eliminated in the qualifiers.
National tennis player Zeynep Sönmez will participate in the Qatar Open, a WTA 1000 level women's tennis tournament, with a special invitation.
After reaching the 3rd round at the season's first grand slam tournament, the Australian Open, Zeynep Sönmez rose to 79th place in the women's world rankings and received a special invitation for the Qatar Open.
Zeynep will face world number 49 Maria Sakkari (Greece) in the first round of the tournament, which will be hosted by the capital Doha from February 8-14. If the 23-year-old national tennis player advances, she will meet 6th seed Jasmine Paolini (Italy).
Another national tennis player, Berfu Cengiz, was eliminated in the first round of the Qatar Open Qualifiers after losing 2-0 (7-5, 6-0) to Magdalena Frech (Poland), who is ranked 60th.
The WTA 1000 tournaments, which are the highest prize money events after the grand slams in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) calendar, will distribute a total of $4,088,211 in prizes at the 2026 Qatar Open.
In the organization to be played on hard court, leading figures in women's tennis, including Iga Swiatek (Poland), who has 6 grand slam titles, 2026 Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan), and Amanda Anisimova (USA), who will take the court to defend her title, will also participate.